5.Sigur Ros – Valtari
Pretty much everything that you could hope for from a new Sigur Ros album.Listen to: ‘Ekki Mukk’

6.Tall Ships - Everything Touching
Including a fantastic (if at first surprising) revamping of EP track ‘Ode To Ancestors’ this album cements Tall Ships in their place as one of the most exciting bands around.Listen To: ‘Books’

8. Joyce Manor - Of All Things I Will Soon Grow Tired
Combining
raw angry energy and furious guitars with melodies that wouldn’t seem
out of place in the charts Joyce Manor were always going to be a hit.
This album does feel pretty short, but there’s certainly something to be
said for their directness.Listen To: ‘These Kind Of Ice Skates’

9.The-Dream/Terius Nash – 1977
Originally released as a free downloadlast
year, this album is hopefully finally going to get the notice it
deserves. Nash’s lyrics are as clever as ever, laying his feelings bare
in a way that’s almost difficult to hear.Listen To: ‘Form Of Flattery'

10. Taylor Swift - Red
Swift
has moved away from the more mediocre pop fare she favoured, growing
into a powerful pop phenomena. This album is frankly just bangin’
(except that track with Ed Sheeran. We pretend that hasn't happened).Listen To: ‘The Lucky One’

11. How To Dress Well - Total Loss12. Drake - Take Care
13. First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar14. Frightened Rabbit - State Hospital*15. The Heartbreaks - Funtimes16. Ace Bushy Striptease - Outside It's Cold Just Like Your Body And17. Lucy Rose - Like I Used To18. Sfumato – These Things Between19. Peace - EP Delicious*20. The Twilight Sad - No One Can Ever Know*A couple of these are admittedly EPs